You're Wrong About Reed Richards
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This is nothing but propaganda my subjects, listen not to this "hero" sympathiser.
Doom?! I'm so sorry! Fantastic Four, Inc. paid me to make this!
Correct my lord if the world would have trusted you rather than read Richard we would have had the world peace and all our basic needs would be fulfilled there would be no stupid politicians that only cared about themselves glory to Latveria
@@StraightOuttaLatveria What's up DOC
I knew lord doom was going to make an apearence here
@@Scarlettspider-h4v nice
I smell some propaganda against our High Lord, Victor Von Doom, ruler of Latervia
It's so good to see my fellow Latverians doing there best to stop the propaganda of the Fascistic Four . All glory to Latveria, all glory to Doom
you're banned from latveria
Screw latveria.
All hail Latveria!!
All hail Latveria, all hail Doom!
All hail Latveria! Long live Doom!!
@@mikeval1525I'm telling Doom
Counterpoint: Doom delivered, saved, and named his firstborn, so..
Doom also sent his 8 year old child to hell…
@@keistopherc Foolish Four propaganda
@@Lobotomized._.666 your right, I have been misguided by the evil Mr “fantastic” and have failed our lord doom. I hope he forgives me for my treachery
@@keistophercDoom is a forgiving man. Just pay your taxes and I’m sure you’ll be fine.
This isn’t the 80s buddy. Franklin Richard’s is named after Sue’s father, and none of this stuff about saving or delivering Franklin has been canon for decades.
The Doom fans are so committed to the bit I can't even tell there joking anymore.
For me personally, it's a joke. If you asked me seriously, I'd say Reed is a flawed but ultimately good man. If you asked me under a video about Doom, I'd say he's a fraud who was emasculated by a man with cute little angel wings on his feet.
There’s nothing funny about our lord and savior
Poe's Law
I’m not joking, fuck Reed Richards and I’m glad Namor and T’challa fucked Sue. She deserves better
Doom does not "joke." Glory to Latveria!
Reed and Doom, essentially two sides of the same coin. Both wanting the same exact thing, but going about it in different ways. Reed has friends and family to keep him in check and ultimately do the right thing. He has humanity with his family. Doom doesn't. He lost his family. And he'll make sure he never loses anything again. That's why he holds Latveria so close. He holds everything so close in the belief that only he can advance humanity. This was best explained in Secret Wars 2015 #9.
Well said 👏
There's also the fact they both are men traumatized by guilt. Reed mistake led his family to become the F4 while Doom's mistake led his face to be desfigured. The difference is how they handle: Reed has the support of his family who help him to face his guilt and forgive himself, to see the good in their lifes. Doom chose to just isolated himself in his ego. He refuses to take responsability for his actions (choosing to blame Reed for his problem) and tries to gain more power, trying to become a god rather than the flawed human he truly is. His armor can even be seen as the wall he created between himself and others, a tool to make him feel strong powerful, when in reality all it did was make him alone than ever.
A reflection is still the exact opposite of something else.
Counterpoint: RICHAAAAARDS is the source of all evil, everything bad is REEEEEED RICHAAAAARDS'S fault DOOM IS INNOCENT
true
Countecounter point: Doom is maidenless because he sold his first love’s soul to demons to get back at me and other times was brainwashing and gaslighting. Also he can never take an insult
People just saw the Venture Bros parody of him and thought that's how he actually behaved.
Imagine if people felt the same way for The Thing 😂
How dare you impugn the honor of Baron Underbeit, third cousin of DOOM.
I can imagine that his actions in Civil War and everything that went down with Reed!1610 didn't help matters there.
@@lolrus5555to be fair both the ultimate universe and the civil war arc kinda have a reputation for twisting the morality of characters in general
Even Galactus said that Reed is one of the most caring people in the universe. Galactus even stuck up for read in the trial of Reed Richards.
Once upon a time, there were two very arrogant men who both did something very stupid.
One had a family.
One did not.
One became a hero.
One did not.
One would go on to do more very stupid things.
The other would as well.
One learned from these mistakes...
One did not.
i mean he learned a *bit*- he squirrel proofed his suit, for one.
Reed is a mess. But he ain’t a quitter
That’s what I say at my interventions.
he all about that hustle life 💯💯💯🗣️🗣️🔥🔥
@@crashedfilms5720 THATS RIGHT!!!! :D
i see reed like spider-man on a grander scale. while spider-man will always choose to save a citizen from danger over prioritizing his personal life, reed will choose to save the world over prioritizing his personal life. as the quote that peter lives by, "With great power comes great responsibility," is reflected to what reed lives by too but on a grander scale. it generally up to these characters to find the balance between these two life they live. also reed's personal struggle isn't that he cares too little, but that he cares too much.
Exactly! That’s why I like Reed being Peter’s active mentor figure more than Tony, they have a lot more connecting tissue and can identify with the other more.
Incorrect. If that were true, Reed would have sacrificed his personal life to assure Kang never existed... he chose to do the opposite, and guarantee Kang/Immortus/Rama Tut's existence a minimum of three times (Franklin, the miscarriage, and Valeria). Reed is not like Peter... Peter sacrificed his wife and child for a woman that told him she was fine remaining dead... Peter gives up good things for a confused sense of responsibility... Reed sacrifices all of time and space for his own personal ego, keeping the gate to the Negative Zone, defending Galactus, intentionally not curing Ben to have a bodyguard even 3000 years beyond Reed's own lifetime so Ben can make sure Kang is protected by Ben.
Reed's motto is "I'm the Smartest Man there is, so shut your stupid mouth and believe whatever I tell you. I'm always right, you're always wrong. What I say is all that matters."
@@TxSonofLiberty
Because Kang not existing would be a paradoxical disaster
@@TxSonofLiberty, didn’t he only save galactus because the alternative was Abraxas?
Galactus works as the universes imune system, kill him and all of reality will follow suit.
@@TxSonofLibertybro you’re actually stupid since Reed himself isnt the one related to kang, its his dad Nathaniel sr.
Nathaniel had kids from an alternate timeline that will later have a decendant also named Nathaniel that will later on be Kang. Reed’s only partially connected to Kang through his half-sibling’s future kid that had a baby with a decendent of Doom
The biggest problem I have with Civil War is that Reed already proved why the Super Hero Registration Act was a bad idea in the first issue of Walt Sinonson's run on the FF and went to Congres to demonstrate why such an act is unconstitutional. It was actually really bizarre to see him on Tony's side having read that run of FF before even tackling Civil War.
My bet is he did it for his family to not be on the bad end. Only for two of them to immediately leave for Cap's side
@@D_0_S The problem I have with that is that the family has never really cared about their public image in relation to the status of other heroes. They have helped Mutants, Inhumans, and other disenfranchised from persecution and the fact their identities are already publically known since day one, they never felt the need that everyone else should follow suit just cause they do, case and point with Spider-man.
@@Ashguy733 This was during the time of the FF when the most pain was happening.
You gotta think about it in terms of the fact that this version had basically lost most of the funding after returning from their first multiversal trip. That's something that, as scientists and more than likely just government funded scientists, Reed and his entire family use for their daily lives. Reed, while seeming extremely out of character, also is 100% in character as not giving the full explanation for why he chose Tony's side. Reed did it for their lives to not become muddled by losses they couldn't afford on top of already being a public image that would have been helped with his actions giving him access to more government grants and funds.
If anything, I treat the FF as the Greek Pantheon. They are the First Family in the Marvel Universe. That doesn't equate to the best one, but it does mean they tend to be the most dysfunctional family while also being the most capable of being able to come back together.
@@D_0_S They lost most of their funding during the Heroes Return era where they had gone from the Baxter Building to Pier 4, but then regained the building by the tail end of that era and then in Mark Waid's era right on the cusp of Civil War they essentially are back in good financial straits for most of it, by doing what they had orginally done in the 60s which was merchandising the first issue of his run is essentially having a corporate executive going on adventures with and viewing the dynamics of the family for marketing purposes in terms of their comic book in the marvel universe Johnny even gets a job in finances at the respective business that allows the company to flourish, but you are correct that in Waid's run they do run into some financial strains before the FF take over Latveria arc, but they aren't penniless? Like they are Pier 4 bad? Reed comments he had to sell off some patents to the government, but that they aren't dependent on them for their financial support hence the private business they establish to help fund their projects and family. Again it just feels weird to me considering that in Hickman's run when Osborn shows up on their doorstep with the Dark Avengers telling them to shut down their operations they don't and stand up against him. I know its post Civil War and its Osborn, I just don't see Reed ever giving in to government pressure that often unless its to do with foreign relations.
I know there's a Spider-Man comic run during civil war that tries to explain that Mr Fantastic was scared of going against the government since he tells a story about his relative who was in the right but was massively fucked over by the government.
0:00 This panel context is actually mad. He's trying to solve:
1. Annihilus Horde invasion
2. Universal Inhumans invasion
3. Celestial Invasion via Council of Reeds bridge
4. Franklin's power surge
5. Early reveal of the universe absolute destruction (incursions)
All by himself lmao. His moral burden of being the smartest man while challenging the boundaries of ethical science is what makes him really interesting
Wait till straight outta latveria sees this
at this rate I might go missing
@StargoldGushes More like subject to immediate re-education
Reed always felt like the embodiment of the saying “the road to hell was paved with good intentions”
Doom fits more with that I feel
Feels more like something doom would do, like he and Reed are two sides of the same coin. Only difference is one believes they still need to learn more while the other believes they've learned everything.
I’ve been following the Reed Richard’s internet perception (he is my fave FF member) for awhile and yes he has been dragged through mud but videos like this that show his best and worst while understanding the character is what will help people when the movie comes out and they flood to TH-cam to understand more. Thank you for this.
I think he is a flawed character.He can be a straight up dick but he can also be one of the most caring people in the Marvel universe, which is kind of why I like him because, unlike Tony, who I do like, don't get me wrong. Reid has always been able to push forward and not let his past mistakes. Hold him back granted, Tony. As of recently has changed quite a lot in the comics. Same with
Reed will always be my favorite Marvel character after Peter so it hurts seeing people ignoring everything that makes him great and dumbing him down to just an egomaniac. His guilt and how critical he is of himself is what makes him compelling to me.
Most of this people just take some picks to shame the character, they don't know him at or for their own beliefs they start bashing him
This video is really important to have, as no one is misunderstood and maligned as Reed Richards. I had to come to his defense before, and now I am glad to see someone else doing so as well. He really is Fantastic and more people need to see that he is a good man with a big brain and heart that does everything he can to do what is right for everyone even when he makes mistakes doing so.
Reed Richards the man who thinks to much because he cares that much
Agreed, it's really unfortunate how people view Reed.
It’s because he’s got Sue Storm and like Homer, we all envy Stupid Sexy Flanders.
Our great Lord and Ruler doom wont like this blasphemy, Glory to Latveria!!!...
Reed Richards was my favorite member of the F4 growing up. Seeing this man's name deagged through the mud recently felt so depressing.
Marvel really turned him from an intelligent family man who's a bit socially awkward into an incel psychopath that gets cucked by Namor every damn time.
Justice for Reed!
well the "cucking" thing starts off with the original stan lee & jack kirby run.
just blame marvel editorial for the “cuck” thing, it’s what I do.
Honestly the second half is extremly wrong, in the most recent runs he is portrayed as a former, the incel psyochopath who gets cukced is either elsworld or Civil War. Sue is in love with Reed not with Namor.
I can't understand the writers mind when they pair sue with that him. Like, namor? The guy that doesn't know what consent is? Nah even doom is bettrr than him. @@Glom37
Yeah I hate when they try to paint Reed as the bad guy and jerk. He is a hero, and Hickman sees that he is flawed but he is the smartest man in the multiverse.
My understand of Reed is: He is so smart he is autistic. Like slighly on a specrum, he dont know how social clues work. But his wife loves him, kids love him, everybodylo es jim
especially, in the ryan north run of FF. North is deliberately writing him as autistic.
Honestly that would explain a lot.
I don't know if there are any canon autistic Marvel characters, but as an autistic I've always identified with Cyclops and Mr. Fantastic. Reed is so relatable to me in Johnattan Hickman's FF run
He truly is the smartest man alive
My theory is he’s a dick.
Mr. Fantastic has always been my favorite super-hero since I was a kind in the 60s. I think it's because he was the smartest and could possibly use his brains to defeat just about anybody.
Well said Reed has always been my favorite FF member and in my top 10 marvel characters of all time.
God, thank you for this video , man.
I love Reed. He's one of the most complex and compelling characters in comics.
As kid Human Torch used to be my favorite F4 member, but nowadays Reed became one my favorite heroes of all time. This view of him as cold unlikable husband who only cares about science is huge misconception. This is the same character that choose to save Galactus live (an act that lead him to be put on trial by the Shiar btw). Reed may have his flaws and his actions have major consequences, but, at his heart, he's good compassionate man who just wants to find best solution to help everyone, specially his family.
This is one of the intelligent youngsters, I agree with your opinion
I’m really glad we’re getting some balance and nuance on the characters.
This is what ive been saying!!! Hes such an interesting and complex character and dumbing him down to all his worst traits removes the nuance and appeal of his character.Hopefully everyone can understand this once the ff movie comes out next year.Fantastic video for my GOAT Reed.
Say that again?
You can say the same for hitler too, doesn’t make it a good argument. Reed is a terrible person.
@@user-vt3vo1yd3v No???
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Reed is the perfect example of knows how to solve everyone’s problems but his own
I think the reason why Reed gets a lot of flak is because his character, be it by choice or not, fell on being the embodiment of the pursue of knowledge. You have the world's smartest man, who can solve impossible tasks and has literally the resources that no other man can, add that to him striving to do good and to use knowledge for the betterment of mankind; of course that will lead to obsession. In the end, he is human and humans will always want more.
Well, Reed suffers from status quo syndromme and the relativisation of villains: If Marvel comics treat the characters with the gravitas they have Reed could solved most of the world problems with his fam, and that requires a lot of creativity to create new conflicts and villains. Second, we have the praise on Doom, who is a badass but often his plans threatens the world thanks to his ego and sense of micromanaging, we are talking about the man who threw a temper tantrum and sent bombs to his own people, who tried to destroy Galactus when it was provem that was a bad idea and that stole Reed's life on Secret Wars creating a fracture reality with servitude and a code of honor that served only himself. Victor is not right, if he were truly smart he would make a permanent alliance with his grestest foe to indeed solve everything.
I was touched by your thoughtful explanatory plea of defense on Reed's behalf. I've always really liked Mr. Fantastic ever since i could pick up a comic book from the rack at the grocery store as a small boy. I see no need to alter my opinion all these years later. If only he could be PROPERLY portrayed, and get the shine he is worthy of as a flagship American comic book character.
Also should be noted that Reed is officially Marvel's greatest lover.
Reed got a very bad rap in the 2000, rare were the people actually reading Fantastic Four when the Event craze came and he found himself an Illuminati and his brilliant mind must be involved in every collective bad idea they got. Civil War really made him look like a mad scientist and World War Hulk had no fallout for him.
Then when Hickman revitalised the FF book he smartly took this "problem-solver uber scientist" persona and used it as the main flaw of the character, which make sense, adressing it is a way of redeeming him in some way.
Main problem with Reed is that he's too much of a boyscout hero, he can be gentle and good natured to a fault. In many ways he's kind of the nerdy kid still, hanging out with his weird crew, lost in his passion doing his own thing and being overlooked. He saved the Marvel Universe so many times but you don't feel like he made friend with most of the heroes besides Spider-Man and Black Panther.
I feel he's been written like someone who's actually on the spectrum sometime and I kind of like that.
Finally a w for my boy reed, but I sense Doom isn't going to like this
Doom definitely won’t like this
@@ChillGuySpider-Man .... And , who would have guessed? DOOM, does indeed, not like it
ALL HAIL LATVERIA
They don’t call him mr. Fantastic for nothing. But he is so smart, he has to remember to ground himself so that he can spend time with those he loves most.
I swear to god if we get a Doom/Reed Richards rivalry live on TH-cam I’m actually gonna lose it
I think Marvel Rivals is going to redeem Reed Richard's image because they made him hot.
"We often talk extremes about characters" no, we talk about real people in extremes too, unfortunately.
So much anti latverian propaganda lately glory to lord doom 😔
lately? you have a latveria youtube channel, with doom as the content creator.
@@nenohuh Probably because Latveria is a nation of total control and complete authoritarian nationalism. It’s a place that’s been under Doom’s control so long that many people don’t remember a time when EVERYTHING wasn’t ran and taught and approved by Doom.
@@natetbagOkay, silly goose. Judging from this and other threads, you do not understand that the rest of us are playing a make-believe game which is the explanation for your lunatic behavior
I saw Reed Richards sold fent to a kid once
So yeah
Reed Richards is the worst hero ever and Dr Doom is better
Glory to Latveria
do you like that RDJ will be playing dr. doom in the MCU?
being honest
no
I think any other actor should've been Dr Doom, instead, they´re bringing RDJ as a desperate move to bring the old MCU fans back. Maybe I get to be proven wrong and RDJ becomes the best live action adaptation of the character, who knows, all I can see is that Marvel and Diseney are desperate to get back to the glory days where every movie made like a billion dollars
@@lexnatortheghostman621 question do you like the speculation that the mcu will forgo the doom and reed stuff, for doom and spider-man instead?
Don't let the propaganda get into your heads, guys.
Reed is in the end, a cool guy.
Gotta say, he’s pretty Fantastic.
@@thefunny8034 Say that again?
I’ve always been a Reed Richards fan, and it has NEVER earned me any points among my comic-reading friends.
Thank you for seeing Mr. Fantastic for who he is.
Thank you! I'm so tired of people just slandering Reed over and over ignoring all the nuance of his character.
The Council of Reed is one of my favourite story . I love the conclusion when Reed acknowledged that his family is important than solve everything. Also I like his relationship with both Franklin and Valeria
Fantastic video!!! Reed is by far my favorite member of the F4 and this video was capable of putting in words why he is the best
Reed: saved the world from the Celestial's judgement because he loves his wife and family
Namor: killed his second consort on Norman Osborn's orders
Got a bunch of doombots in the comments.
We could not be more human, because we simply love our Lord Doom. And if you were wise, you would too. Glory to Latveria!
All the Reed-hate is a modern-day creation. I started reading the FF in 1977 or so, and I didn't notice any hatred of Reed. In fact (despite what a critic said here), I WAS a Reed fan. I admired his intelligence, his usually calm demeanor, he just seemed to me what a leader should be. Unfortunately, he's the victim of revisionist history, and poor writer typecasting.
It's kind of funny, most the people who praise Doom are the sort of people Doom would smash under foot as groveling parasites, and Reed is the exact sort of person who would look out for them. Meanwhile people who would be loved by Doom, seem to love Reed and defend him. Yin and yang, one supposes.
Blasphemy!
Glory to Latveria.
True
People value dominant, masculine traits in a leader or role-model because that's who mostly became leaders for the past million years. Evolved instinct.
It's the same reason people cheer wildly for politicians even though experience proves those politicians will exploit them, and women pursue "bad boys" even after a dozen traumatic breakups.
I think Linkara once gave a pretty accurate description of Reed: "Reed Richards will always be the smartest and dumbest man in the room."
This'd make for a fantastic F4 threequel tbh. Movie 1 focused on Thing which made sense, he has the best conflict, But after that movie ended with him coming to terms with it, how great it'd be to show Reed as the one who can not move on, exacerbated by him becoming a father.
The plot then could revolve around Franklin's powers but also on Reed coming up with some grandiose plan (or several) attempting to fix everything and redeem his perceived mistakes, which go awry. Marvel has an Agatha Harkness show running so we could bring her in maybe too, also giving a link to the MCU.
I think a lot of it is Reed being coded neurodivergent. The same perception of us being cold or unfeeling or focussing on the wrong thing happens too.
As for Civil War, everyone's out of character. I dont really count it for characterisation.
Finally someone defending Reed like Thank you!!!!!
The mom movie damage his character image so bad
I would argue every movie has
@@StargoldGushes2005 reeds was my introduction and he became my favorite after that so not really
@@TheR3d3mpti0nhonestly same fr. Those 2000’s movies are literally the reason I am such a HUUGE Marvel fan. Combine that with the tie in games, Marvel nemesis, and Ultimate Alliance. The Fantastic 4 are probably responsible for why I Love Comics.
Fantastic ain’t it fn?4️⃣
To the people who say Reed Richard is a prick: Learn about the Maker. 616 Reed Richard is a saint relatively speaking.
i am so glad that i am not the only one that think the reed richards is great character and he is one of my favourite marvel characters
I knew it was only a matter of time before an alternate view of events came out.
The only truth in reality or fiction, is how we interpret most of it.
I always thought Mr F was so cool and such a fun character his powers and his personality he's basically doctor doom if he was a caring person reed comes off kind of cold but he really does care
Doom cares too, he's just VERY selective with who he actually cares for. He definitely has genuine love for his citizens and for Valeria.
@@eagle_klaw_ ye your right he does he's a dictator who actually dictates for good
So the claim is that Reed doesn't solve world hunger because he wants to spend time with his wife and kids instead? That's definitely a fascinating explanation. Makes me think every single person in his universe who goes hungry is absolutely justified in hating him though lmao
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5:15 I say it was odd, because Walt Simonson wrote Reed to be against the Superhero registration act in Fantastic Four issue 335 and 336 but in Civil War Mark Millar wrote Reed support registration act? Do you think it in character or out of character?
And when Reed support the Registration act doesn’t seem to be out of guilt he just think it works.
5:22 McDuffie had revive an underrated and forgotten original Hero in his fantastic four. Wish that hero was more popular. But now days it just Spiders, Symbiotes, ghost
Riders, Wolverines and other legacy heroes. Seeing New Champions really grinds my gears.
Other original heroes like him be in their shadow and fallen in obscurity.
I hate living in the universe where we don't have volumes of footage of videos vilifying Henry Gyrich, Bethany Snow(read a book, guys) and whomever cancelled the Hostess Pie's comic strip ads.
Reed is a man torn between his love for his family and his love for science.
He will help who he can to the best of his abilities, he helped Spider-Man not get drained dry by the symbiote, he is polite to the man who considers Reed the ultimate evil, and when he makes mistakes he will try to fix them.
If you want a character who is what people say Reed Richards is, there is that character. It’s Reed Richards, not this one though.
Thank you for making this video. I consider myself a semi-casual marvel fan since though I don’t actively read the comics, I love to look up the lore, history, and stories of various characters in the Marvel Universe. The fantastic Four is a group I love a lot, but I see a lot of people give them crap mostly over Reed Richards for all the reasons you listed and debunked here. Reed isn’t a perfect character. He’s a human one which is why I enjoy him, and I feel like you covered it wonderfully here. Thank you for shining some positive light on a character who needs it.
his ult needs a buff tho
it's soo bad, the rest of his kit is good,
you can get his big state fairly easy, his damage absorption is crazy,
and his range is good for a melee character,
but his ult is terrible, it's soo slow that even bad supports can heal back to full health between hits,
can it be used in a combo with other ults? yeah but others can do that and do that better
I loved this examination of Reed Richards. Well done, bub. Well done, indeed...😊
YOU’RE SO BASED FOR MAKING THIS VIDEO MAN😭
I just got into FF this year and Reed is my absolute favorite, its so sad seeing him get slandered when in the stuff I read he’s a dude who is genuiely trying to be better.
He’s so neurodivergent coded, especially on how he handles and sometimes fumbles relationships with other people and its the quality I love the most about him because its so damn relatable.
Hearing him get called arrogant and egotistical is kinda sad too cuz hes so appreciative and quick to call for help on things that are not his speciality🥲 (especially with magic since he practically has Stephen on speeddial😭)
I have always seen Reed as neurodivergent. Someone just really hyper fixated on his thing and he just struggles to balance it.
The Latverian propaganda machine is a tenacious one, but we can't let that stop us from doing what's right. Thank you for your clarifying words, and let's get back to solving everything.
Reed looks so jacked in the thumbnail. It’s always a weird look for him because he’s a stretchy guy, so he is often on the more tall and thin build.
The same goes for how Spider Man is sometimes just super tall and ripped.
He's also an obsessive science nerd, and so probably never had the need, the time, or the inclination to work out.
The ending lmao
Johnny's reaction is our exact reaction to this video ending
I look at Reed as a Doc Savage, Tom Strong type of character ; just without the muscles. God help us if he goes Axel Brass.
Hickman's version is literally tom strong
I hope lord doom finds your address
Excellent video would like to see more like this 👍
Thank you so much for making this video. Read Richard did such an amazing character, but people just bog him down to being an emotionless asshole. I love that you brought up all of the things that make read such an interesting character. Fantastic video.
reed is extremely well written character. i think civil war did alot of damage to how hes seen but to be fair all characters are written a tad out of character in that book.
Just don't talk about the Maker. We don't talk about the Maker.
His parody characterization in venture bros was very apt
He did figure out that Ben had the power to assume human form-on Earth, not just battleworld, but didn’t tell him because he didn’t want the F4 to lose the Thing. It would be one thing if that was just the Reed Richards of comics under one writer but he does stuff like that all the time.
He’s egocentric and selfish; it’s part of what makes the dynamic of the team work.
That’s absolutely not true. Reed has worked literal days of his life trying to cure Ben to the point that Ben himself had told reed to forget about it and take some rest. Been has always been his biggest regret and is probably the the project he’s worked the most on.
@@BrianRatkus and naw, he can be a dick, but he’s not egocentric or selfish. Just unaware and overworking. Reed has dedicated his life to helping others and is constantly going out of his way to save people or do the right thing. The only people who I see share this opinion are people who only read the crossovers with the F4 which always have him mischaracterized.
Also imo the team dynamic is awful when reed is an asshole. It just makes them look too reliant on him and not independent enough to stand for their own morals. It works when they’re not a perfect family yes, but they can do that without making Reed a terrible person.
@@kc759 But it was a plot point following Secret Wars. The Thing left the team for a while because of it.
Mark waid’s run got me off a long fantastic four run, I was reading it since heroes return. He ruined doom. And what fans does he talk to thinking Johnny has more fans than Reed?
I love Reed because he is one of the few characters aside Spiderman who carry belief "With great power comes great responsibility"
And dont forget, despite Reed's flaws (He is human), he is the only person to ever make Victor Von Doom fume jealousy and envy~
Reed used to be more like the way Indiana Jones was portrayed. Dr. Jones was an educated guy, a professor, but didn't just sit in a lab or office. He was also a man of adventure. During the Kirby and Byrne years he was first and foremost a family man. Wise as a husband and father, as well as a scientist. But over the years, writers have just taken that away. Now hes always written as cold, calculating and indifferent to others. It's why I quit reading FF comics years ago. I hope the upcoming movie brings some of that warmth back to him.
the current run might be worth checking out
Honestly I don't see this the current run is nothing like that and in Jonathan hickman run he was not portrayed like that, most runs he is portrayed like man of adventure
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I think what pisses me off about him is that I have some personality disorders that make me perfectionist and hyperfixate on my work and hobbies, but I'm also married and I could not ignore my wife the way Reed often does.
@@ellachino4799 the difference is that nobody is going to be called to solve a world crisis once a month
The fate of your city, planet, universe, or even the multiverse itself has never depended on your work though. For Reed, that's the case on almost a monthly basis.
I think he can be forgiven for occasionally not giving his wife enough attention when it's because he's working on a device that's meant to stop her and everyone she's ever known from dying to some cosmic horror
I love reed Richard
Reed stole my wallet and doxxed me on discord
Glory to latveria!
Hyperbolic discourse for clout is a plague of modern internet.
All I'm hearing is "yeah he does countless awful things, but he said he was sorry later."
Hail Doom.
Reed Richards is one of my top 5 favorite male Marvel heroes.
He is relatable and is a good man, a great husband, and a loving father.
Also that ending made me spit my water out 😂
Reed is not a cuck. Doctor Doom and Spider-Man are
I mean, Johnny DID sleep with Doom's fiancée
@@StargoldGushes Yeah 😂
I am a Doom super fan. I’ve been collecting comics for years, and I can safely say Reed is a great character. Curse you, Richards ☠️
I don’t think it’s possible to be a Doom super fan and not think Reed is a great character. Narratively, they bring it out the best in each other by bringing out the worst in each other.
He turned his best friend into a rock monster.
Finally someone with an actual brain